Unum partners with Disability Management Employer Coalition on
educational series

June 28, 2018 04:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A leader inemployee benefits, Unum
(NYSE: UNM) and the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) are
teaming up on a series of online educational forums. The webinars and
conference session will provide industry updates on trends in disability
and absence management.

“HR professionals have a strong desire to stay current on topics related
to FMLA, ADA and absence management,” said Michelle Jackson, assistant
vice president of Workforce Solutions Group at Unum. “As an industry
leader in employee benefits, Unum has a deep pool of subject matter
experts on these important topics.”

Nearly 2,000 professionals participated in the first three Virtual
Education Forums, held earlier this year, to learn more on topics
including guidance for when and how to communicate with employees about
FMLA, paid family leave, and strategies for managing call centers.

Upcoming online forums include:

July 17: “ADA: Navigating through the process.” Presenter:
Danette Washum, manager in Unum’s Leave Management area, and Michelle
Jackson, assistant vice president of Workforce Solutions Group for Unum

These sessions are held at noon Eastern/ 9 a.m. Pacific. The one-hour
presentations will be followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer
session. To register, visit DMEC.

Industry professionals can also learn from and network with members of
Unum’s Workforce Solutions Group at the 2018 DMEC Annual Conference in
Austin, Aug. 6-9. Along with a show booth, Unum will present an
educational session on how to minimize musculoskeletal disorders in the
workplace. The session will provide insight into ways that employers can
identify and quantify Musculoskeletal disorder risk factors as well as
the bottom line impact to their organization and will highlight three
Unum customers and the innovative approaches they are using to address
this issue.

For more on the conference, see the online
agenda for an overview of the sessions and speakers.

About UnumUnum Group (www.unum.com)
is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United
States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US,
Colonial Life, and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life,
accident and critical illness, dental and vision coverage, which help
protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an
illness or injury. Unum also provides stop-loss coverage to help
self-insured employers protect against unanticipated medical costs. The
company reported revenues of $11.3 billion in 2017 and provided nearly
$7 billion in benefits.